§ Dr. Godmanasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many claimants received payments for additional requirements at local offices in (a) Scotland, (b) Strathclyde region and (c) Greenock and Port Glasgow in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. Major[pursuant to his reply, 26 February 1987, c. 396]: In 1983, 264,000 supplementary benefit claimants in Scotland were receiving an additional requirement.
Source: 1983 Annual Statistical Enquiry.
§ Dr. Godmanasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the total amount paid to social security claimants in (a) Scotland, (b) Strathclyde region and (c) Greenock and Port Glasgow for additional requirements in each year since 1979.
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§ Mr. Lyell[pursuant to his reply, 26 February 1987, c. 396–97]: In 1983 supplementary benefit claimants in Scotland received additional requirements amounting to about £45 million.
Source: 1983 Annual Statistical Enquiry.